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An electrifying thriller debut set in modern China, in a world of artists, paranoid revolutionaries and government conspiracies…First she tried to start over. Now she’s just trying to survive.ON HER OWNEllie Cooper’s tour of duty in Iraq left her with a damaged leg, a faithless husband, and a desperate need to get away. In Beijing, she falls for charismatic Chinese artist Lao Zhang but, after the arrival of a mysterious guest, he disappears…ON THE RUNHer cheating husband, Trey, tracks her down to demand a divorce. But far more disturbing are the Chinese and American agents who begin to hound Ellie for Lao Zhang’s whereabouts.AND A LONG WAY FROM HOMEWhen things suddenly turn threatening, Ellie turns fugitive, convinced there’s a hidden agenda – one that involves something she should never have seen in Iraq – something that could get her killed. Now she’s alone, in a country she barely knows, falling down a rabbit hole of conspiracies from which she can’t escape…

He won the auction…Vanessa Partridge has a good reason for wanting the manuscript offered at auction – it is her twins’ legacy. But she doesn’t count on the winning bidder, financial guru Chase Harrington, showing up on her doorstep. Now he wants the woman…Chase has a new obsession – Vanessa. There’s more to the former socialite-turned-working-single-mum than meets the eye… and he’s going to find it. He’s got secrets of his own – secrets threatened by the sexy Vanessa.More than anything Chase wants to give in to their sizzling attraction… but can he afford to play with fire?‘Feisty heroes and even feistier heroines!’ – Helen, Receptionist, Swansea www.paularoe.com

He'll keep her safe…but can he keep his distance?When Addison Cobalt learns she has a potentially volatile stalker, she tries to hide it from her business partner, Logan Dane. The hyper-protective, super-sexy co-head of their security company will only try to take control of the situation—and her.Which is exactly what Logan does when he finds out about the stalker. Addison craves the safety of Logan's body, but that doesn’t mean she’s willing to give up her independence, or all of her secrets, for him. She has a few ways to shake Logan’s iron control, but it’s a wicked and risky game. Because the only thing more dangerous than her stalker is Mr. Dangerously Sexy himself!

One choice: run…or die. It is a time of austerity. Financial cuts are biting hard and the once great City of Liverpool finds itself now almost bankrupt. At the eleventh hour funding is found in the form of enigmatic billionaire Kirk Bovind, a religious zealot, determined to change the moral fibre and bring salvation to the streets.Against this backdrop a man disappears without trace. Solitary lawyer, Erasmus Jones, agrees to track the missing Stephen down, but quickly discovers that this is more than just a missing person case. Men are being brutally murdered across the city and Erasmus discovers that Bovind, the murdered men and Stephen once knew each other as boys…How long can the past be kept secret? How long can secrets stay hidden? And who will be the next to die…? Look out for Book 2 in the Erasmus Jones series: Sudden DeathPraise for Phil Kurthausen“This pulls you in at 100 mph. [The] sense of place is terrific. A great central character. I love Erasmus Jones.” – Mark Billingham“Totally un-putdownable.. Quite Outstanding.” – Jeffrey Archer"Wonderfully written, tightly written, Erasmus Jones is like Jack Reacher. Wonderful." – Cathy Kelly“I read ahead of myself. Just cracking. Macabre, brilliant.” – Penny Smith